Trick-or-treaters beware: Wickedly windy weather comes this way on Halloween night
Trick-or-treaters in Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington County should beware of ghouls, ghosts and gusty winds on Halloween.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement on Thursday afternoon calling for gusty winds starting in the afternoon and continuing late in the evening and possibly overnight.
Wind gusts near 70 km/h are expected, but areas near shorelines or the Great Lakes could see winds near 80 km/h.
Flags flutter in the wind outside Kitchener's city hall on Thursday afternoon. The forecast is calling for winds to gust up to 70 km/h in Waterloo region. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
"Impacts could include broken tree limbs and local power outages," the statement released Thursday by the weather agency said.
The winds are expected to diminish slowly through Friday morning.
The wicked weather comes after the region saw a record-breaking high temperature on Wednesday.
Temperatures are expected to cool off on the weekend but creep back up next week.